Keeping loved ones in our lives
At Massey, we are unconditionally committed to keeping loved ones in our lives. We integrate community input into everything we do in order to close health care gaps.
LEARN MOREImagine a future without cancer.
One revolutionary idea. One promising clinical trial. One new breakthrough. With over 200 cancer-related studies, Massey is unrelenting in its mission to discover and develop new drugs and better treatments. Find out more about how Massey is moving toward a future without cancer.
A National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
One of two NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in Virginia, Massey is leading the nation in a community-centric approach to a future without cancer.
Celebrating 50 years of excellence
Massey has earned a reputation of providing cutting-edge cancer care and groundbreaking research in the fight against cancer.
Find cancer types & treatments
At VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, an entire team of experts from multiple disciplines subspecialized in your type of cancer is working together to help you with your cancer care.
Choosing VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center for your care
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Find a provider
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center's health care providers are national leaders in cancer diagnosis, treatment, prevention and symptom management.
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Explore clinical trials
Learn how clinical trials advance cancer treatment and care and how you can participate.
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Prepare for your visit
Find out what to expect at your first visit and how to prepare for it.
Your safety and COVID-19
Keeping you safe during COVID-19
We have implemented changes in our clinics to mitigate the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to keep you safe.
Updated telehealth information
Measures are in place to replace face-to-face consultations and follow-up appointments with virtual visits when medically appropriate.
Parking, arrival and visitors
Many of our policies have changed with the COVID-19 pandemic - find out what to expect.
Leading the nation's cancer research
Every day, Massey's researchers conduct cutting-edge and collaborative cancer research efforts.
Education and training
Massey offers education and training programs with a cancer focus at all levels for a variety of audiences.
Patient & community events
Massey offers a range of patient-focused and community events. Explore upcoming support groups, educational activities, community outreach events and more.
Walter Lawrence, Jr., M.D. Research Retreat
Join Massey faculty, students and trainees at the annual Walter Lawrence, Jr., M.D., Research Retreat on September 5 featuring the latest cancer research from Massey.
How you can help VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
When you give to VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, you make cutting-edge research, innovative treatments and compassionate care possible to transform and save lives.
Find out more about how you can support Massey.
Get involved
When you support VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, you make cutting-edge research and innovative treatments a possibility.
Volunteer
Volunteers make a significant impact at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and help improve the lives of our cancer patients.
Join our team
Build a career with dedicated health care providers, researchers and administrative professionals.
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center News
Prevention
Teaching patients why food is medicine
Aug 20, 2025Samantha Haswell, R.D., an integrative health dietitian and outpatient oncology dietitian at Massey, leads nutrition and cooking classes called In Cancer Care, Food is Medicine, which provide reliable, research-based nutritional information, kitchen tools and fresh food....
Clinical Care
Massey is the only cancer center in Virginia to provide TIL therapy for advanced melanoma
Aug 18, 2025Massey is making history as the first and only authorized center in Virginia to offer tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy. This cutting-edge, one-time treatment for advanced melanoma uses a patient's own immune cells, amplified and enhanced, to target and attack their disease....
Research & Innovation
A portable water tank could make radiation therapy more efficient and accessible
Aug 14, 2025Roughly the size of a large fish tank but far more complex, the water tank “phantom” is an unsung hero in cancer treatment — and a Massey medical physicist and professor, William Song, Ph.D., thinks it’s time to make it more efficient, affordable, and accessible....
